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This is what ‘Addis Ababa’ means. I take it as a wish to do something that may blossom successfully, but most of all it is a definition, in this case a symbolic one, because precisely here on 25 May the African Union (AU) will celebrate its 50th anniversary.

A month ago a meeting involving Ibrahim Ghandour, heading the Sudanese delegation, and Yasir Arman, head of the SPLM-N, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North took place right here in Addis Ababa and it was said they were "looking forward to fruitful negotiations".

Whether they are flowers or fruit, it doesn’t matter. When such conflicts have affected over 900,000 people, it is fundamental to restore the peace. The chief requirement to start rebuilding.

Today the summit opened with the intention to: "Realize the dream of the founding fathers for a peaceful, prosperous and united Africa". To achieve "Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.”Africa has been very active in the last years, although often devastated by war and famine, and there is still a long way to go.

Addis Ababa is a city that blends everything, the old and the new, the poor and the beautiful and is a tourist destination and an important commercial hub. An active city with many prosperous enterprises, although not yet organized. It is located at a height of over 2,000 mt and it is surrounded by forests and large valleys. Marvelous, uncontaminated landscapes.

I take pictures non-stop to send them to you via Instagram, but I never like any of them: too ordinary, too inadequate, without a true meaning. It is hard to convey what I feel and see.

I always prefer to use images but in this case words would be stronger. Strong and contrasting emotions that I like to share with you, because you are young and have the duty to take care of other people. In any case, I will keep you posted every day.